Uncut Gems Page #14

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KG:

Buzz me out, now.... This is all

bullshit.

BUZZZZ!

HOWARD:

KG, please, forgive me, I’m so sorry-

KG and his BODYGUARD exit the showroom. HOWARD turns to DEMANY

and grabs the opal out of his hands.

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HOWARD (CONT’D)

This is all your fault, you a**hole!

You did this! You f***in’ did this!

HOWARD heads to the back room. DEMANY follows.

INT. KMH GEMS AND JEWELRY OFFICE- BACKROOM - CONTINUOUS

DEMANY:

What are you talking about, Howard?...

Listen, here’s how this sh*t works. I

bring niggas here, to you, to buyjewelry. That’s how I get paid,

alright.

HOWARD sits down at his desk and starts cleaning the gem witha soft cloth.

HOWARD:

You got some nerve talking to me atall after the fiasco you put methrough.

DEMANY:

F*** you talking about? That niggajust offered you nearly a quartermillion dollars for a f***ing ROCK,

dummy! That’s all cause of me!

HOWARD:

(super sarcastic)

Right, that’s cause of you. I hadnothing to do with it.

DEMANY:

That’s 20 f***ing grand you just costme right there.

HOWARD continues to clean and polish the opal.

HOWARD:

You talked to the guys in Ethiopia,

you put all those calls in... Yeah, mybad.

DEMANY:

F*** this sh*t. From now on, I’m

bringing my niggas straight toFlawless’s. I’m done with you. Lemmeget my Rollies.

DEMANY makes a beeline for the open safe behind HOWARD’S desk.

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HOWARD:

Don’t you touch my stuff!

HOWARD rushes towards DEMANY.

HOWARD (CONT’D)

Get out of there!

DEMANY rifles through the safe.

DEMANY:

The f***... There’s only 4 watches inhere, where’re the rest?

HOWARD:

I don’t want you in there.

DEMANY:

Where’re the rest of my watches!?!

HOWARD:

I loaned ‘em.

DEMANY:

What do you mean you ‘loaned em!?!’

HOWARD:

They’re fake f***ing Rolexes, Demany.

They’re a few hundred each. Gimme abreak.

DEMANY:

Nigga, that’s my sh*t! Those boxes aremad expensive! You can’t just takethem and loan them out.

HOWARD:

Fine, I owe you. Take a number.

The intercom interrupts.

JOANI (O.S.)

(through speaker)

Sorry Howard, I got Dr. Blauman online 1.

HOWARD:

Put him through.

HOWARD engages line 1 on speakerphone and sits down.

HOWARD (CONT’D)

Go ahead, hi. Hi, doctor, what’s goingon?

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DR. BLAUMAN (O.S.)

Howard.

DEMANY goes back to the safe.

DEMANY:

Where’re the papers at?

HOWARD:

Shut up!

DR. BLAUMAN (O.S.)

Uh, everything ok?

DEMANY:

I said where’re my f***in box andpapers?!?!

HOWARD:

Will you shut the f*** up!!!`

(into phone)

Go ahead, go ahead, I’m sorry.

DR. BLAUMAN (O.S.)

Well, I have the results here from

your colonoscopy, Howard. You’re allgood, everything came back clean.

HOWARD:

Oh man, what a relief.

DR. BLAUMAN

Didn’t mean to scare you there. But,

you know, given your family history-

DEMANY stares at HOWARD waiting to be acknowledged.

HOWARD:

-Yeah, Jews and colon cancer. What’s

up with that? I thought we were thechosen people.

DR. BLAUMAN

Look, colon cancer just paid for myhouse in the Hamptons so who am I toquestion God’s will?

HOWARD:

Oh, no, don’t tell me that. How manyacres?

DEMANY walks over to the fish tank and pours an entire bottleof Powerade into it. The water in the tank turns red. ROMAN

jerks up in reaction.

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ROMAN:

He’s gonna kill the fish!

HOWARD:

WHAT THE F***! MY FISH! MY FISH!

HOWARD runs over the tank. DEMANY grabs his remaining watchesfrom the safe and exits the room.

DEMANY:

F*** you, f*** your fish.

HOWARD:

YOU F***ING A**HOLE- SOMEONE, QUICK,

BRING ME A GLASS! BRING A GLASS!

DR. BLAUMAN (O.S.)

Hello? Howard?

ELAN runs into the room and hands HOWARD a drinking glassfilled with water. HOWARD frantically uses a net to try totransport fish from the polluted tank into the glass.

ELAN:

They can’t see in the water. They’reblind.

DR. BLAUMAN (O.S.)

Um, I’m hanging up.

INT. KMH GEMS OFFICE BUILDING HALLWAY - SOON AFTER

HOWARD exits KMH carrying the opal and talking on his cell.

HOWARD:

Anne! I

ANNE (O.S.)

I thought I was perfectly clear. At

5:
30 I am out the door, do youunderstand?

HOWARD:

I told you I was coming to you and I’mcoming to you! I have the stone. Don’tyou dare leave.

HOWARD sees JULIA coming down the hall. She looks incrediblyhung over, holding a large pink smoothie in her hand.

JULIA:

Howard, Howard....

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ANNE (O.S.)

I have a wedding in Newport thisweekend. My train leaves at-

HOWARD hangs up and waves a finger in JULIA’s face.

HOWARD:

NO!

He rushes past her and pushes the elevator button.

JULIA:

Howard, stop, stop, you’re actingfucking crazy again-

HOWARD:

Nope-I don’t have time to talk. I have15 minutes to get to Adley’s beforethey close-

JULIA:

That’s fine, I’ll go with you, I’llwalk with you

HOWARD:

-and then I gotta get to my father-inlaw’s.

JULIA:

Look, I’m really tired, I don’t feelwell, I gotta out of bed to, you’reacting totally out of control. I don’twant to play the game-

HOWARD suddenly notices the smoothie in her hand.

HOWARD:

Ah, I see you were in a big rush toget here? Got yourself a fuckingsmoothie!

He violently grabs at the cup, accidentally crushing it andsending smoothie all over Julia’s face and clothes.

JULUA:

You motherf***er!!!!

The elevator doors open. It’s full of people. HOWARD gets in.

HOWARD:

I want you out of the apartment by theend of the day. You hear me? Out of mylife!

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JULIA:

F*** YOU!

INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUS

An awkward beat. HOWARD can feel the people in the elevatorstaring at him.

HOWARD:

It’s time.

EXT. 47TH ST BETWEEN 6TH & 5TH AVE - SOON AFTER

C.U. tracking shot of opal in HOWARD’s hand as he walks down47th. Shops are closing early for Passover, street traffic isat a minimum. LAWRENCE SLOMAN, a jeweler, approaches from theopposite direction.

LAWRENCE:

Good Pesach, Howie.

HOWARD:

You’re gettin that afikomen tonight! Ican feel it. Gonna finally pay meback, huh?

LAWRENCE laughs. HOWARD continues down the block wishingeveryone he passes a good holiday. As he exits frame, thecamera tracks into a storefront window where YUSSI is visible

arranging merchandise. He notices HOWARD and scowls.

INT. GOOEY’S APARTMENT - TRUMP TOWER - DINING ROOM - AFTER

Passover at HOWARD’s in-laws’ large, ostentatious apartment.

The entire family sits around a long, extended dining roomtable.

HOWARD’s sits between EDDIE and DINAH, MARCEL on DINAH’s

right. BENI sits with other children at a separate kid’stable.

Around the rest of the table, amongst others, are HOWARD’sfather-in-law GOOEY [60’s], his wife RACHEL, DINAH’s brotherAARON [30’s], AARON’s friend NOAH, HOWARD’s mother RUTH,

HOWARD’s sister-in-law IDA, her husband ARNO [yes, that ARNO]

and his teenage daughter NATALIE.

AARON:

Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha

Olam Bore Peri Ha Adama.

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Everyone at the table takes a piece of celery and dips it intoa one of several glass dishes filled with salt water.

AARON (CONT’D)

(to HOWARD)

You like CP on the clips? You likethat trade? You think they take onegame verse the Spurs?

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